Nisha harvesting
Betrawati, 2002

When a rice field is ready to harvest it is drained and let to dry. Once the ground is hard, the grass is cut by hand. When it’s dry enough, a tarp is laid out and a large stone is placed in the middle. Swinging handfuls of the grass against the stone, the rice is separated off and gathers on the tarp. A child collects the clumps of grass and makes large stacks, which can later be fed to a family buffalo.

The sickle-like tool Nisha is holding is called a hi-shuh.

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Nisha, all but hidden in a field of rice stalks.